| # | Driver | Grid | +/- | Points | Season Pts | Season # | Elo Change | Elo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham | N.Piquet | 1 | — | +9 | 13.0 | 3 | +53.4 | 2,401 | |
| 2 |
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C.Reutemann | 4 | +2 | +6 | 21.0 | 1 | +13.4 | 2,577 | |
| 3 | Renault | A.Prost | 2 | -1 | +4 | 4.0 | 5 | +100.2 | 2,190 | |
| 4 |
|
A.Jones | 3 | -1 | +3 | 18.0 | 2 | -1.2 | 2,564 | |
| 5 | Renault | R.Arnoux | 5 | — | +2 | 2.0 | 9 | +51.3 | 2,278 | |
| 6 | Team Lotus | E.de Angelis | 10 | +4 | +1 | 3.0 | 8 | +36.4 | 2,295 | |
| 7 | Arrows | R.Patrese | 9 | +2 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | +46.1 | 2,235 | |
| 8 |
|
M.Andretti | 17 | +9 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | +40.4 | 2,223 | |
| 9 | Arrows | S.Stohr | 19 | +10 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | +86.6 | 2,050 | |
| 10 |
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B.Giacomelli | 22 | +12 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | +43.4 | 2,156 | |
| 11 |
|
A.de Cesaris | 18 | +7 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | +73.6 | 2,030 | |
| 12 | ATS | J.Lammers | 23 | +11 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | +64.6 | 2,029 | |
| 13 | Tyrrell | R.Zunino | 24 | +11 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | +41.2 | 2,076 | |
| 14 |
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G.Villeneuve | 7 | -7 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | -1.2 | 2,173 | |
| 15 | Ligier | P.Tambay | 14 | -1 | 0 | 1.0 | 11 | -9.7 | 2,170 | |
| 16 |
|
J.Watson | 11 | -5 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | -21.4 | 2,176 | |
| 17 | Brabham | H.Rebaque | 6 | -11 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | -10.7 | 2,115 | |
| 18 | Fittipaldi | C.Serra | 20 | +2 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | +2.7 | 2,046 | |
| 19 | Ligier | J.Laffite | 21 | +2 | 0 | 1.0 | 12 | -80.9 | 2,286 | |
| 20 | Theodore | M.Surer | 16 | -4 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | -65.9 | 2,196 | |
| 21 | Fittipaldi | K.Rosberg | 8 | -13 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | -60.2 | 2,147 | |
| 22 | Team Lotus | N.Mansell | 15 | -7 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | -28.1 | 2,023 | |
| 23 |
|
D.Pironi | 12 | -11 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | -83.4 | 2,160 | |
| 24 | Tyrrell | E.Cheever | 13 | -11 | 0 | 2.0 | 10 | -66.2 | 2,078 | |
| 25 | Osella | M.Guerra | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | -18.8 | 1,893 | ||
| 26 | Osella | B.Gabbiani | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | -29.0 | 1,898 | ||
| 27 | March | D.Daly | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | -36.1 | 1,890 | ||
| 28 | Ligier | J.Jabouille | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | -96.0 | 2,052 | ||
| 29 | Ensign | E.Salazar | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | -44.2 | 1,849 |